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by St. Ives Productions
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eye 299,056

favorite 112

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Bunker Hill, LA - "waiting to be leveled, to make way for a new world of concrete steel and glass" Shows old homes on Bunker Hill, destruction and reconstruction
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by Unknown
movies

eye 144,756

favorite 420

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Scenes from the daily life of a Texas farm family.
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Topics: Amateur films, Agriculture: Farms and farming, Rural America
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by Handy (Jam) Organization
movies

eye 104,768

favorite 336

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Sales training film for duPont Film Division (cellophane), featuring an angel and devil monitoring the activities of bakery salesmen on earth, and explaining how packaging helps to sell food. In Kodachrome.
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Topics: Sales: Training, Heaven and hell, Food industry
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by MPO Productions
movies

eye 258,378

favorite 981

comment 31

Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire's "Kitchen of the Future."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 31 reviews )
Topics: Futurism, Automobiles: Advertising, Gender roles
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by Unknown
movies

eye 55,735

favorite 65

comment 3

Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Meat: Production, Transportation: Railroad, Agriculture: Food industry
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by Sutherland (John) Productions
movies

eye 494,189

favorite 490

comment 41

This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism.
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Topics: Cold War, Animation: Advertising, Capitalism
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by Davis (Sid) Productions
movies

eye 52,157

favorite 57

comment 4

Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced racing drivers. Go to Part I
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Topics: Car culture: Youth, Hot rods, San Francisco: Scenics: Historical
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eye 88,102

favorite 145

comment 6

Animated.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 6 reviews )
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by Warner Pathé News
movies

eye 53,225

favorite 64

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Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use.
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Topic: Newsreels
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by Affiliated Film Producers
movies

eye 87,466

favorite 243

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Marriage training film dramatizing a partnership too fraught with conflicts to survive. Produced as part of a post-World War II initiative to make marriages more sustainable in the face of postwar dislocation. An unusually literate, neo-realist film produced by a talented group of documentarians. A series of films based on the textbook "Marriage for Moderns," by Henry A. Bowman. Director: Willard Van Dyke. Writer: H. Partnow (pseudonym for blacklisted screenwriter Millard Lampell)....
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Topics: Marriage, Social guidance, Gender roles
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by U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration
movies

eye 114,773

favorite 146

comment 19

Eerie nuclear tests on houses and dummies at the Nevada Test Site.
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Topic: Atomic-nuclear: Weapons
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by U.S. Office of War Information
movies

eye 376,289

favorite 171

comment 24

U.S. government-produced film defending the World War II internment of Japanese American citizens.
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Topics: World War II: Japanese Americans: Internment, Racism, Human rights
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by Unknown
movies

eye 51,185

favorite 60

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Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Meat: Production, Transportation: Railroad, Agriculture: Food industry
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by Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
movies

eye 74,863

favorite 63

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Travelogues set landscapes in motion, and Freedom Highway exploits the roadside panorama as an excuse to celebrate American mythologies. Hanging in the sky as if they were ghosts, patriots, warriors and the myths they exemplify -- the frontier, national independence and manifest destiny -- come to life at key points along the transcontinental route. Although Americans are widely considered to be a practical, well-grounded people with their eyes on the future, Freedom Highway shows a nation in...
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by Coronet Instructional Films
movies

eye 58,024

favorite 89

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Courtesy in connection with invitations, telephone conversations, introductions and entertaining guests.
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Topics: Social guidance, Social guidance: Etiquette
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by Davis (Sid) Productions
movies

eye 58,642

favorite 47

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Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced racing drivers. Go to Part II
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Car culture: Youth, Hot rods, San Francisco: Scenics: Historical
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eye 126,293

favorite 137

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1939, sound, 55 min, Technicolor, 35mm. Transferred from a 35mm nitrate print. See: Andrew Wood, "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair," http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/middleton/index1.html. This drama illustrates the contribution of free enterprise, technology, and Westinghouse products to the American way of life. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair pits an anti-capitalist bohemian artist boyfriend against an all-American electrical engineer who...
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Topics: World's Fairs, technology, capitalism, communism, time capsules
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by Techfilm Studio, Moscow
movies

eye 699,197

favorite 652

comment 83

This disturbing film records the successful experiments in the resuscitation of life to dead animals (dogs), as conducted by Dr. S.S. Bryukhonenko at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy, Voronezh, U.S.S.R. Director: D.I. Yashin. Camera: E.V. Kashina. Narrator: Professor Walter B. Cannon. Introduced by Professor J.B.S. Haldane.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 83 reviews )
Topics: Animals: Dogs, Medicine: Veterinary: Experiments, Life extension
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by Centron Corporation
movies

eye 55,584

favorite 79

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Pioneering film that encourages youth to look into themselves for the causes of prejudice.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Racism, Prejudice, Schools
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by Calvin Communications
movies

eye 137,727

favorite 384

comment 45

The ultimate generic industrial film, built around every script and visual cliche.
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Topics: Motion pictures: Production, Motion pictures: Sponsored, Humor
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by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
movies

eye 39,872

favorite 24

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In May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San Francisco's City Hall. San Francisco police turned firehoses on the demonstrators, washing them down the main staircase of City Hall, and the resultant publicity did much to engender the social consciousness of the 1960s. HUAC sympathizers produced a film, "Operation Abolition," condemning the demonstrators as Communist-inspired...
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Topics: Social issues: 1960s, Civil rights, San Francisco: Political activity
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by Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies

eye 101,067

favorite 252

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Corporate Cold War-era cartoon linking Bill of Rights to free-enterprise ideology.
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Topics: Cold War, Capitalism, Animation: Advertising
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by Unknown
movies

eye 48,389

favorite 50

comment 9

Republican party campaign film on behalf of Wendell Willkie for U.S. president in the 1940 elections.
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Topics: Political campaigns and elections, Economics, Willkie, Wendell A.
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by Sutherland (John) Productions
movies

eye 41,465

favorite 51

comment 2

favoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
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by Handy (Jam) Organization
movies

eye 35,146

favorite 27

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This is a recent discovery -- a 16mm print of a rare Jam Handy silent film. It's a bit title-heavy, but interesting to compare to later Handy productions.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topic: electricity energy horsepower
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by U.S. Department of the Interior
movies

eye 77,308

favorite 38

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Government-sponsored film about the building of the Boulder dam.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Motion pictures: Sponsored, Motion pictures: Government, Infrastructure: Dams, Infrastructure:...
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by Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies

eye 175,525

favorite 18

comment 1

Presents "King Joe" as the average American working man who, by virtue of his high wages and short hours, is king of the world's workers.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
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by Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc.
movies

eye 210,224

favorite 143

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Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Economics, Cold War, Animation: Advertising
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by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California
movies

eye 44,400

favorite 28

comment 2

In May 1960, students and progressive activists opposed to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) demonstrated when HUAC held hearings in San Francisco's City Hall. San Francisco police turned firehoses on the demonstrators, washing them down the main staircase of City Hall, and the resultant publicity did much to engender the social consciousness of the 1960s. HUAC sympathizers produced a film, "Operation Abolition," condemning the demonstrators as Communist-inspired...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Social issues: 1960s, Civil rights, San Francisco: Political activity
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by Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
movies

eye 43,497

favorite 23

comment 1

Film opens with montage of scenes of student protest. Credits occur over this sequence. Loosely structured as a narrative in which John Smith (a college student) is visited by his great great great (etc.) grandfather John Smith (from 1776), this film works to educate a young audience on the "breakdown of moral, religious, and ethical principles" in the US. With the help of a history professor, John Smith (1776) explains how he gave his life to build the USA and nowadays a "bunch...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
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by Sutherland (John) Productions
movies

eye 37,404

favorite 43

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Presents in lay terms what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peace-time uses of atomic energy and the by-products of nuclear fission. From The Field Guide to Sponsored Films: RESOURCES: “Atom Educational Film Made Available by GE,” Wash Post, Aug. 9, 1953, R11; “A Challenge to Free Enterprise,” Bus Scrn15, no. 5 (1954): 33; advertisement, Bus Scrn18, no. 7 (1957): 5. Science film positioning atomic energy as both a peaceful and a warlike force....
favoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
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by Archer Productions, Inc.
movies

eye 827,302

favorite 830

comment 75

Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 75 reviews )
Topics: Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense, Animation
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by Sid Davis
movies

eye 387,311

favorite 77

comment 127

Anti-homosexual film targeted at teenage boys, urging them to avoid encounters with potential molesters.
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Topics: Homosexualities, Crime and criminals (Molestation), Los Angeles
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by Sutherland (John) Productions, Inc..
movies

eye 38,365

favorite 21

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Many people, like Mr. Finchley, the hero of this film, may have wondered how to go about owning a share of American business, or about the new "pay-as-you-go" Monthly Investment Plan. Or, perhaps they'd just like to know more about how the stock market works -- about market opportunities and risks, stocks, bonds and dividends. If so, they will find the adventures of Fred Finchley as one of the best ways to find out what goes on at the Stock Exchange. Mr. Finchley is a likeable,...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
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by Sutherland (John) Productions in Association With Film Counselors, Inc.
movies

eye 41,151

favorite 232

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This animated cartoon follows the adventures of "Colonel Cosmic," a Martian, as he learns that Oil and Competition are the two things that make America great. It is a sci-fi-influenced economic tract on the strengths of Earth-style free enterprise economics, compared to a stagnating Mars under the fist of a certain Mr. Ogg, who centrally controls the Martian economy. In the film, a Martian undercover agent flies from Mars to Earth to learn about the oil industry, and finds that the...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
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by Unknown
movies

eye 62,812

favorite 119

comment 5

How radio brings news and information to Americans. With footage of many news events covered by radio and images everyday life in the late 1950s. Explains how radio serves in the Cold War and during natural disasters.
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Topics: Media: Radio, Communication: Radio, Journalism
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eye 231,435

favorite 292

comment 7

favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
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eye 37,483

favorite 498

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0739 PA9033 Time Pulls the Trigger
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by Warner Pathé News
movies

eye 38,558

favorite 18

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Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Includes: United Nations Condemns Russia; Carrier Landings by Mirror; Arctic Ice Cap Adventure; Hummingbird Sanctuary; Low-Level Crop Dusters; Centuries of Telling Time; Old and New in Guided Missiles, showing a jet engine exploding when metal is dropped into it; and New York State's Erie Canal.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topic: Newsreels
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by Simmel-Meservey
movies

eye 149,381

favorite 208

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Advises children to do whatever is necessary -- even lie -- to achieve harmonious family relations. This portrait of manners among the affluent places a premium on pleasant, unemotional behavior, and contains some interesting do's and don'ts sequences. Key line: "These boys treat their dad as though they were genuinely glad to see him, as though they really missed him..." Director: Edward C. Simmel. Cinematography: Harry F. Burrell. Script: Arthur V. Jones. Editor: Miriam Bucher. With...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 24 reviews )
Topics: Social guidance, Social guidance: Etiquette, Families
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by U.S. War Department
movies

eye 353,539

favorite 550

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Admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into "suckers." "Let's forget about 'we' and 'they' -- let's think about us!" In the context of the emerging Cold War, this film appears paradoxical.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 27 reviews )
Topics: Prejudice, Cold War, Racism
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movies

eye 101,530

favorite 548

comment 9

Uses vignettes, animation and comments by girls and boys to explore the medical facts and some personal feelings about menstruation.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
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by Medical Arts Productions
movies

eye 388,305

favorite 279

comment 23

Sex education film aimed at teenage boys, with the coach as authority figure and teacher.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 23 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Children, Gender roles
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by Archer Productions, Inc.
movies

eye 44,219

favorite 111

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This film, a combination of animated cartoon and live action, shows young children what to do in case of an atomic attack. The film opens with "Bert the Turtle" wobbling down the street and singing a song, "Duck and Cover." When there is a bright flash, Bert immediately ducks into his shell covering. The narrator explains that when there is a bright flash -- brighter than the sun -- children should follow Bert's example. The film shifts to a classroom of first or second...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
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by American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T)
movies

eye 154,990

favorite 225

comment 9

Training film for users of the new dial telephones.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Communication: Telephone, Ergonomics
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by Coronet Instructional Films
movies

eye 67,497

favorite 125

comment 18

Phil (Dick York), new in his high school, follows his father's suggestion and observes the most popular students to determine what makes them popular. By offering to help others he becomes popular himself and sheds his shyness.
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Topics: Social guidance, Teenagers
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by Hammid (Alexander) and Deren (Maya)
movies

eye 503,342

favorite 571

comment 37

Alexander Hammid's intimate study of a female cat and the birth and maturation of her five kittens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 37 reviews )
Topics: Animals: Cats, Animals: Behavior, Psychology
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movies

eye 12,696

favorite 23

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Defines the profit motive and dramatizes the part it has played in the economic development of our country. Stresses the need for continued industrial profits if our economic vitality is to endure.
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Topic: need keyword
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by Bosse (Karl Kurt)
movies

eye 111,560

favorite 1,294

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Beautifully animated explication of human eye and eyesight.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Perception: Vision, Animation
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eye 28,503

favorite 383

comment 4

Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40, Amateur films
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by Interlude Films
movies

eye 210,253

favorite 362

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A group of children, all wearing ape masks, rides their bicycles to the park for a picnic. Along the way, all but one are eliminated for violating basic bike safety rules. This strange film was narrated by Edward Everett Horton. Script and Direction: Dale Jennings. Photography: Max Hutto. Art Direction: Ralph Hulett. With Dick Hutto, Janice Powell, Lucie Hagens, Ralph Hulett, Clyde L. Johnson, Dave Hembree, Colleen Hutto, Charles Hagens, Kevin Lindsay, Dan Whitehead, Don Moody, Diane Chambers,...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 47 reviews )
Topics: Bicycles, Safety: Bicycle, Animals: Apes
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movies

eye 69,454

favorite 561

comment 10

Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses on the varying opinions of a judge, researcher, child psychologist, minister, and drug user toward increased drug abuse. Emphasizes the need for helping children make proper choices about drugs. Highlight: JIM NABORS and unidentified woman do operatic duet to "Figaro" with lyrics changed to drug references; Jim Nabors pops pills in the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 10 reviews )
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by Williams (Clem) Films
movies

eye 16,439

favorite 16

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One of the cheapest Santa films ever produced. Shot in Pittsburgh, with blurry home movie footage of Santa parades (on one float he sticks out of a giant chimney, on another he stands in the cockpit of a rocket ship). Santa sits in a vinylite Laz-E-Boy as he orders his elves (kids dressed in leotards) around. Features a trip to a department store and endless footage of a large toy train setup. Grueling.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
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by Crawley Films
movies

eye 132,515

favorite 271

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Animated explanation of primary and secondary sex characteristics in adolescent boys and girls.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Medicine: Endocrinology, Animation
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movies

eye 111,439

favorite 171

comment 4

favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
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by Dick (Lee) Inc.
movies

eye 2,318

favorite 7

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Film about Hessian Hills School at Croton-on-Hudson New York.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
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movies

eye 44,530

favorite 148

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This early nudie-film, showing two naked women lolling around a rocky landscape, is more quaint than erotic. It's not clear what the original purpose was - it appears to be an excerpt from a longer film, and the peculiar title, in combination with the occasional mild nuzzling of the protagonists, suggests some kind of cautionary film about lesbianism. For our purposes, these gentle images of two naked women (one thin, and the other, well, Rubenesque), crossing a meadow picking flowers, climbing...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
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movies

eye 561,848

favorite 344

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Footage from Castle and Pathé coverage of the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst. Also shots of the big ships over New York.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 13 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
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by Sutherland (John) Productions
movies

eye 239,113

favorite 704

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Animated classic presenting what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of atomic energy and the byproducts of nuclear fission.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 26 reviews )
Topics: Atomic-nuclear: Energy, Physics, Animation
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movies

eye 155,501

favorite 312

comment 11

Mild stag film starring Adele Doleman
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 11 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
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by U.S. Office of Civil Defense
movies

eye 156,359

favorite 425

comment 16

"Explains" the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and how to protect oneself if caught in the open or in the home.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 16 reviews )
Topics: Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense, Cold War
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by Tullio Pellegrini
movies

eye 628,494

favorite 219

comment 12

Cinemascope homage to the city of San Francisco made by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topics: san francisco, amateur film, widescreen, Cinemascope, pasta1
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by U.S. Treasury Department
movies

eye 317,409

favorite 342

comment 94

Complex and disturbing anti-Japanese propaganda film produced to spur the sale of U.S. war bonds. CONTENT ADVISORY: Explicit racism and extreme violence.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 94 reviews )
Topics: World War II: Japan, Propaganda, World War II: Homefront
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by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
movies

eye 90,291

favorite 127

comment 7

Writing, editing and mass production of books.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topic: Communication: Books
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movies

eye 75,009

favorite 465

comment 28

0696 PA8508 Out of This World
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 28 reviews )
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by Handy (Jam) Organization
movies

eye 67,909

favorite 571

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PA-2177 ìWonderful Worldî 08:01:14:28 - 08:45:06:23 Color Sound 1959 "Wonderful World" Broad documentary surveying global cultures, lifestyles, emphasizing common human activities, sponsored by Coca-Cola. Narrator: Ken Nordine. Parallels in European, American, Asian, South American, Caribbean lifestyles, leisure, hospitality, (racial stereotypes in narration.) Landmarks, history, sports, architecture, travel. Amazingly, everyone drinks Coke - globalism, multinationalism. 08:01:14:28...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
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movies

eye 77,577

favorite 303

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Promotional film for Westinghouse refrigerator line featuring a system of sticker-like decorations enabling purchasers to style their appliances as they choose. Vague hippie-type flower-power graphics; scenes of mod-dressed middle-class conventional people
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 18 reviews )
Topic: need keyword
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movies

eye 248,150

favorite 205

comment 9

favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Vintage Erotica, Erotic Dance
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by Holmes (Burton)
movies

eye 22,897

favorite 65

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Burton Holmes looking out over Paris square. VS square and traffic Avenue de l'Opera Sidewalk Cafe de la Paix Scenes on Boulevard; pedestrians Porte St. Denis Bastille Day ceremonies soldiers marching Parc Monceau Cafe Life in Paris Cafe de la Paix VS people sitting in cafes Au Caneton restaurant caviar and pancakes (crepes) Robinson: tables in tree Couples dancing, including women dancing with women Man kissing woman's neck Le Café du Dôme Patrons seated outside in sidewalk cafe (Dome)...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
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by Crawley Films, Ltd.
movies

eye 169,393

favorite 219

comment 9

Social-sex development of Bill and Mary and how they came to meet, fall in love and marry.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Social guidance, Gender roles
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by Photo & Sound Productions for Medical Arts Productions
movies

eye 147,013

favorite 227

comment 19

Menstruation education film for young teenage girls, redolent with dated detail.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 19 reviews )
Topics: Sex education, Gender roles, Children
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by Centron Productions
movies

eye 128,829

favorite 158

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Safety film about dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many great simulated accidents on construction sites. CONTENT ADVISORY: May be frightening and surprising to some viewers, and contains great country-style song by a Johnny Cash-soundalike.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 23 reviews )
Topics: Safety: Occupational, Music: Country and Western, Motion pictures: Stunts
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by Handy (Jam) Organization
movies

eye 134,001

favorite 372

comment 14

Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion at the World's Fair, which looks ahead to the "wonder world of 1960."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Futurism, World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40, Infrastructure: Roads and highways
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by On Film, Inc.
movies

eye 96,694

favorite 293

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Remarkable, surreal industrial film promoting "Atarax," a tranquilizer, and asserting how "ataraxic medicines" can help us all to achieve the relaxed state we long for. Created by Coni Johnston, Mel London, Joseph Cole, Bert Spielvogel, Tracy Ward (a pseudonym for Virginia Bell) and by Rune Hagman, Delores Phox, Jeanne Sharp, Dick Brophy, M. Opelle, Herb Hagens.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topics: Psychology, Pharmaceutical industry, Medicine: Psychiatry